Re: PDF forms & cfmail

[Jeff Garza]

The text file is called an .FDF (Form Definition Format).  We use this methodology to create quasi-dynamic pdf files for our purchasing system.  The bummer is that it appears to break when going from Acrobat 5.0 to the new 6.0 version.  There are also tools (Java and COM based) that dynamically create the FDFs on the fly although I haven't tried these out yet...

Let me know if you have any questions on it... I have a presentation that I gave to my usergroup about it laying around here somewhere...

Cheers,

Jeff Garza
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Deanna Schneider
  To: CF-Community
  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:38 AM
  Subject: Re: PDF forms & cfmail


  We were just talking about that sort of thing around here. There's another
  file that you can generate that's basically a text only file that will hold
  the form answers. If you have both the pdf form and the text file (I forget
  what it's called) you'll end up with a filled in form.... Of course, I dont'
  remember the details.

  -d

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Ihrig Paul E Cont 88 ABW/EM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:03 AM
  Subject: ot: PDF forms & cfmail


  > ok
  > i have a user requesting that some one fills out this PDF form on line
  then if they hit a certain button is mails the completed form..
  > any one done this or have any ideas on it..
  >
  > i tried to get them just to use a standard html/cf form since i know jack
  about pdf's..
  >
  > thanks
  > -paul
  >
  >

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